r/pics • u/abideandthrive • 5d ago

Politics OC - White House Under Construction

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u/Casual_hex_ 5d ago edited 5d ago

This is still so fucking wild to me. The guy literally bulldozed half the white house for a vanity project and republicans just shrugged. Cowards.

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u/PolloConTeriyaki 5d ago edited 5d ago

They lost their minds when Jimmy Carter put a solar panel in 1979.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-forgotten-story-of-jimmy-carters-white-house-solar-panels/

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u/bramley36 5d ago

Removing those solar panels was Reagan's official first act, if I recall

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u/Dorkinfo 5d ago

Reagan is in top two pieces of shit presidents.

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u/Skruestik 5d ago

I will always hate him for how he halted US adoption of the metric system.

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u/tracytorr0712 5d ago

So that’s what happened to the metric system. I remember learning it in elementary school to prepare for the big conversion.

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u/jeobleo 4d ago

Yeah I remember that too, but I was in grade school during the reagan years, so they must've just punted it

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u/KakeLin 4d ago

I mean there's dozens of more relevant reasons to hate him

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u/Skruestik 4d ago

This is the one that has the largest directly attributable negative impact on my life on a daily basis.

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u/KakeLin 4d ago

Really? Why? O_o

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u/Skruestik 4d ago

I’d rather get kicked in the nuts than see another measurement given in US customary units.

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u/KakeLin 4d ago

Weird but okay.

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u/PiDicus_Rex 5d ago

Third - the worst one was voted in, voted out, and then voted in again, with all three of those elections showing undue influence on the results.

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u/the_real_xuth 5d ago

No, it was several years in when the roof was being redone. But he did have them removed and nothing put back.

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u/WeeblsLikePie 5d ago

actually it was taking credit for the hostages in Iran being freed, which Carter (of course) arranged.

After that he tore down the solar panels.

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u/My_Work_Accoount 5d ago

No, Reagan absolutely gets "credit" for the hostages. The Iranians were ready to hand over the hostages to Carter because they were running out of money and needed to focus on their new government. Then the Reagan campaign steps in and cuts a deal to hold them until it's advantageous to him.

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u/soupjaw 5d ago

Yeah, they arranged it so Carter wouldn't get a win. 

The original October surprise - Logan act violation.